L-L League Baseball Playoffs: Quarterfinals – Lancaster Catholic vs. Ephrata (5-9-24)

The "Backyard Brawl" lived up to the rivalry & tension, as Ephrata went up 1-0 after Game 1... but Cocalico came storming back to win the next 3 games! Eagles take round 1 between the Section 2 foes... 3-1! Yohanis Hildebrand had 22 kills for Cocalico; Owen Weaver had 24 for Ephrata!

-- Pencil in Round 2 between Cocalico & Ephrata for Tuesday, May 9... last game of the regular season!

On our annual "Sportstalk L-L Football Coaches Show Extravaganza", we chatted with Garden Spot Football Head Coach Matt Zamperini about his Spartan squad! Check out the full interview with Coach Z, who answered questions about the Berks/L-L football merger, their wide-open Section race, promising QB & his NEW Offensive Weapons! Plus, what does he like about the Defensive identity? And of course, Coach Zamperini ALWAYS has an inspirational phrase for his squad... wait until you hear it!

?WHAT A MATCH? Cocalico & Warwick wrestled an intense Section 1 match that saw the Eagles race out to a commanding 24-0 lead, only to have Warwick rattle off 6 bouts in a row to tie it 24-24! Both teams traded pins at 145 & 152…ending in a 30-30 TIE! So we went to criteria & Warwick pulled out the 31-30 win on the strength of winning 7 bouts on the night compared to Cocalico’s 6! Check out these highlights…

On the latest episode of Sportstalk, the guys broke down our local football teams in the District 3 Playoffs! See who Warwick, Manheim Central & Cocalico will face... Plus, how they think the games will go! As always, don't forget to catch NEW episodes of Sportstalk  Wednesdays on Blue Ridge 11 at 7pm!